"The North Sea has been taken, the next step is to speed up the offensive against Scandinavia, as for Golia in the Urals, don't pay too much attention to it, now we are on the defensive, they have no way to defeat our army in such an environment as winter. ”

Alice was holding a warm strong tea in her hand, and her whole body was wrapped in a thick cashmere quilt, which looked particularly bloated and ridiculous.

"How many more days will we be able to support the Ural Mountains?"

Semiramis glanced at Alice's outfit at this time, shook her head helplessly, and didn't comment too much, she knew that it was useless for her to say more, and Alice would do it again next time.

Moreover, Semiramis also knows that only when two people are alone can Alice behave so lazily, which is already a scenery that only those close to them can see, a rare and cherished scenery that is worth preserving for a lifetime.

"On the last transport, we managed to fool Goliath's assault force and deliver four months of food and supplies to the Ural camp, which was enough to sustain them through the winter. ”

Alice took a sip of tea, with an intoxicated and comfortable expression on her face, the strong tea brewed by her maid team was always to her taste, and no matter how many times she drank it, she would never get tired.

In winter, the cold environment is definitely an environment that needs serious attention for the natives of the Ural Mountains, not only the cold that can splash water into ice, but also the wild beasts that roam the forest and are tormented by hunger.

After all, not all beasts will go into hibernation to survive such a cold and barren winter, and many beasts still need to find food for themselves and the cubs in their nests in such a difficult environment.

Difficulty, danger, of course, these are things that cannot be avoided, but it is more important than these things to find food, hunt food, eat food, replenish energy, and survive.

Thanks to the attacks of these beasts, many of the warriors in Golia's army had to pack up and return to their tribes to protect the tribe and defend against the attacks of the beasts.

The departure of these warriors greatly relieved the pressure on the Baltic Empire's army, allowing them to spend less effort, less weapons and ammunition to repel the attack of the Ullah coalition forces, and they could have more time to strengthen the defenses of the camp.

The armies of the Baltic Empire may have always been lacking in individual combat effectiveness, but in terms of group combat, they have never been afraid of any enemy, and with sufficient numbers, they can also defeat legends, which has been proven in the battle of the dragon slayer many years ago.

In addition, the ice and snow provided the people here with the raw materials for construction, and these warriors used the ice and snow to strengthen the walls, installing a large number of spikes on the exterior of the walls to defend against the approach of ogres and trolls, as well as triangular spikes the size of palms to block the enemy's advance.

It can be said that with the arrival of winter, cold ice and snow, the battlefield of the Ural Mountains fell into a cold period, and this cold period will last for a long time, until the arrival of summer.

Why not spring? Because spring is the season of revival of all things, and the beasts that have hibernate for a winter, hungry for a winter, wake up, hungry and looking for food.

Even the Scandinavian Empire, at its peak, was in trouble because of the beast tide that broke out in the spring, not to mention the Ural coalition that had barely gathered and was only a little better than a plate of loose sand.

"Well, the Urals can be put aside a little, and the focus is still on Scandinavia, but the cold winter is not a good season for attacking. ”

Nodding, Semiramis asked a new question.

The winter in Scandinavia is no easier than in the Urals, and if an attack were to be launched at such a time, the Baltic Empire's armies would still have to face the problems of winter.

The equipment of the Baltic Empire can only withstand the cold winter for the soldiers, and it cannot completely ignore the cold winter, not to mention the weakening of combat effectiveness brought by the cold winter, as well as the problem of supply difficulties.

Unlike the Ural Mountains, the countries of Scandinavia have been invaded by the Attila Empire for many years and have a wealth of experience fighting the invaders.

Spring was also not suitable for fighting, as melting ice and snow would turn half of Scandinavia into an ocean, and the Attila Empire, after destroying Uppland, had stopped its offensive for this reason, which finally gave the Scandinavian Empire a breather.

Not to mention the spring wave of beasts in Scandinavia, which is also a problem for invaders, the hungry beasts don't distinguish between sides and anything, they only take an interest in food that can be used to feed their stomachs.

"Of course, it is impossible to choose this time to attack, winter and spring are not good seasons for attacking, our current strength is dominant, as long as the strategy is carried out steadily, step by step, it will be fine. ”

The greater the gap between the two sides, the more effective the tactics of steady and steady play will be, because the opponent can only choose a head-on battle, a frontal battlefield battle with a low probability of victory, just like the defensive battle of Uppland, no matter how many things Siegmund has prepared, in a dignified frontal battlefield, the inferior side is easily defeated by the Attila army.

In the end, the inconsequential stubborn disease still can't control the battlefield.

"However, this war is not an easy thing to do, and we need to prepare seriously, from now on, to start restricting the export of weapons and ammunition to Scandinavia, and to raise the price of all kinds of food they produce, even if it is air-dried meat that has been left for several years. ”

Alice said.

In the past, the largest trade with the countries and powers of Scandinavia was the export of weapons, because only enough cheap and high-quality weapons and equipment could the Scandinavians inflict more casualties in fighting each other.

The merchant of death is essentially the same thing, using war to create a market, and using the market to control prices, to obtain pricing power, and to use this way to obtain the maximum profit, and eventually form a monopoly.

But the Baltic Empire is very different, it is a death merchant who sells death and wars in Scandinavia, and does not just want to obtain monetary benefits.

Its economic activities, such as trade, are for political purposes, to strengthen its own power and weaken the power of its enemies through these economic activities, and then, when it is critically appropriate, to use war or peaceful evolution to achieve the goal of conquest.

The reduction in the output of weapons and equipment is intended to minimize the difficulties faced in battle when using the means of warfare in the future, after all, the latter is much more difficult to deal with than the heavily armed enemy.

As for the reason for increasing the purchase of food, it is considering that there are not many food supplies in Scandinavia, and if the food in the hands of the Scandinavians can be reduced through acquisition, it will be difficult for them to prolong the war when the war is waged.

After all, in times of war, as long as the Empire forbade trade with Scandinavia, the gold and other equivalents in their hands would be worthless.

"It will be discovered by them, and there is no way to hide the affairs of the gods for too long. ”

Semiramis said with a little melancholy.

She was referring to the fact that Odin recognized the status of the Baltic Empire and could act against Scandinavia without the interference of the gods, and the reason why the countries of Scandinavia are only wary of the Baltic Empire now, and have reached a high level of hostility, is precisely because they think that they have the favor of the gods and will not be attacked by the Baltic Empire, and the balance between the two sides can be maintained.

If the attitude of the gods is known to them, then it is conceivable that the entire Scandinavia Peninsula will enter a stage of unprecedented unity, the trade of the Baltic Empire will be devastated, and Gohm will be able to use this opportunity to gather his strength to deal with the subsequent invasion of the Baltic Empire.

Just as Beowulf had done before, Gohm could have done it once and for all, using the enemy of the Baltic Empire to deflect internal tensions and temporarily ease the antagonism between the Scandinavians and other races within the United Kingdom.

The long history has proven that the method of using external wars to divert internal contradictions is very old-fashioned, primitive, but very effective, and has always been used repeatedly by rulers.

"Semiramis, we can't worry too much, everything in the world is full of accidents, no matter how much preparation we make, it may show us some unexpected surprises in the end, even the prophecies of the gods are not omnipotent, there will be some mistakes. ”

Alice ostensibly told Semiramis that she was trying not to worry too much about what she was doing to Scandinavia, but in essence she was telling herself not to be too conservative when it came to becoming a god.

Sometimes, thoughtfulness and gradual progress can ensure the success of things, but on the other hand, always thinking about it often leads to a lot of rare opportunities.

"Is Hassan trustworthy? If Hassan can be trusted, let them stir up civil strife in the United Kingdom, and if it were them, such a task could be easily accomplished. ”

This sentence means that Semiramis is no longer opposed to preparing for the Scandinavian Peninsula in advance at this time, and letting Hassan stir up contradictions between Scandinavians and other races within the United Kingdom can make the peninsula chaotic.

At least she felt that if she were the knights of the Attila Empire, they would never sit idly by when they saw the United Kingdom descended into civil strife, and they would definitely take advantage of the weakness of the United Kingdom to start a war of conquest against Scandinavia again, no, it would be more appropriate to call it a war of unification now.

"Semiramis, why do you think Hassan doesn't feel trusted?"

Alice wondered why Semiramis didn't trust Hassan.

"Their beliefs. ”

"Each of them is a fanatic, but they have very different beliefs from us, so I don't trust them. ”

This is indeed an issue that cannot be ignored, faith involves gods, and gods and spirits often represent uncertainty and uncontrollable troubles, at least until the Baltic Empire had the power of the gods.

"That's something to think about later, at this stage, they can still be trusted, and in essence, he's just a simple collaborator with us, or more like a mercenary. ”

Alice said comfortingly.

However, this did not dispel Semiramis's doubts, and she said a phrase that Alice had been on her lips for a while.

"The reason why I didn't choose betrayal was just because I didn't have enough chips for betrayal. ”

"They are just our collaborators, mercenaries, if there is a better option, a better bargaining chip, they can choose to betray, and against this group of assassins, there is nothing we can do. ”

There is no way to restrain it, the initiative is in the hands of the other party, and this is where Semiramis is really worried, especially the original Hassan called [Mountain Man], who is definitely capable of threatening Alice's life.

"There has never been absolute loyalty, Semiramis. ”

"All I can guarantee is that they will not stand against us until we complete the unification of the Northlands, and that [Mountain Son] as the leader of Hassan, unlike the other Hassans, will not be directly enemies of us even if the cooperative relationship with the Empire is dissolved, because his heart still cares about the favor we give them. ”

When the Hassan were at their most down, the favor of extending a helping hand, at least until the favor was repaid, the Hassan would not be an enemy of the empire and would not declare war.

Those guys are indeed the top assassins, and they are enough to make every ruler feel a headache, but these assassins still maintain a certain bottom line in their hearts, and they are not bastards who do everything.

"Well, okay. ”

Seeing the expression on Alice's face at this time, Semiramis couldn't say anything more, Alice's trust is her trust, Alice is willing to believe Hassan, then in the end she will choose to support.